Sindarin 

Morgai

noun. black fence

morn (“dark, black”) + cai (= cail “fence”)

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Morgai

place name. 'Black fence'

topon. 'Black fence'. >> mor

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:101] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

morgai

place name. Black Fence

A ridge of mountains inside Mordor (LotR/899) translated “Black Fence” (RC/601, PE17/101), a combination of morn “black” and the lenited form of cai “hedge” (PE17/101, UT/282).

Conceptual Development: The name was N. Morgai when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/438, SD/26).

Elements

WordGloss
morn“black, dark; night”
cai“hedge”
Sindarin [LotRI/Morgai; PE17/101; RC/601; UT/282; UTI/Morgai] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

morgai

place name. Morgai

Noldorin [SD/026; SDI1/Morgai; WRI/Morgai] Group: Eldamo. Published by